Day 3: Fascinating Geography Facts Most People Get Completely Wrong

We've already busted some school myths in this series. Now let's talk about geography because honestly, most people's mental map of the world is full of surprises waiting to happen. Here's a good one. Which city is further west — London or Casablanca, Morocco? Most people say Casablanca because Africa feels like it should be to the right on a map. But actually London is further west. Our mental maps are more distorted than we think. Another one. Australia is wider than the moon. The moon's diameter is about 3,474 km. Australia's width from east to west is roughly 4,000 km. That one genuinely surprises people every time. Russia shares a border with more countries than any other nation. It borders 14 different countries. For context, that's more than any country in the world and it spans 11 time zones. And here's one that breaks people's brains a little. Panama City in Panama is actually…